# Small-scale farmers are being warned of hotter conditions and unpredictable rainfall during the 2026/27 summer season. The National Department of Agriculture’s latest El Niño advisory forecasts below-normal rainfall and high temperatures, raising risks for crops and livestock. Agriculture experts say many small-scale farmers understand the risks but lack water, infrastructure and finance to prepare. […]
# Frankryk het meer as 18,5-miljard-rand beskikbaar gestel aan boere wat dié somer deur rekordhittegolwe en droogte getref is. Die regering sê die hulppakket is om te vergoed vir verliese aan gewasse en vee en sal boere ondersteun om produksie te hervat. Sowat 9,7-miljard-rand sal dringend uitbetaal word vir weerskade en 4,4-miljard-rand om boere te […]
# France is providing more than 18.5-billion-rand to farmers hit by record heatwaves and drought this summer. The government says the package will help cover crop and livestock losses and support farms in restarting production. Around 9.7-billion-rand will be paid out urgently for weather-related damage, while another 4.4-billion-rand will help farmers buy seeds and animal […]
# Rampbestuurspanne in KwaZulu-Natal is op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag terwyl swaar donderstorms in die suidelike dele van die provinsie verwag word. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n vlak 4-waarskuwing uitgereik vir swaar reën, erge weerlig en skadelike wind. Die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake se woordvoerder, Siboniso Mngadi, vra inwoners in laagliggende gebiede om […]
# KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams have been placed on high alert as severe thunderstorms are expected in the southern parts of the province. The South African Weather Service has issued a level four warning for heavy rain, excessive lightning and damaging winds. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Siboniso Mngadi has urged residents […]
# Die minister van Landbou, Willie Aucamp, het ‘n deurbraak in uitvoeronderhandelings met Egipte aangekondig wat ‘n beduidende hupstoot vir Suid-Afrika se rooivleisbedryf kan beteken. Hy sê die ooreenkoms is ‘n belangrike mylpaal vir die landbousektor, wat die afgelope tyd teen een van die ergste uitbrekings van bek-en-klouseer in dekades worstel. Aucamp sê Suid-Afrika en […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp has announced a breakthrough in export negotiations with Egypt, which could provide a significant boost to South Africa’s red meat industry. He says the agreement is a major milestone for the agricultural sector, which has been battling one of the country’s worst foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in decades. Aucamp says South […]
# Trade union Solidarity has welcomed the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act until the end of 2028. However, the union is concerned that South Africa could be excluded from the programme. It warns losing AGOA access could hurt the car and farming industries and cost thousands of jobs. Solidarity’s Jaco Kleynhans urged […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het die verlenging van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika tot die einde van 2028 verwelkom. Die vakbond is egter bekommerd Suid-Afrika kan van die program uitgesluit word. Hy waarsku die verlies van AGOA-toegang kan die motor- en landboubedrywe benadeel en duisende werksgeleenthede kos. Jaco Kleynhans van Solidariteit het […]
